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The future of student housing is floating

The Architect Bjarke Ingels has designed student apartments in old shipping containers, which are powered by solar energy and float on a pontoon. The company behind the units, Urban Riggers, will soon open a floating collegium on Kalvebod Brygge for students at the University of Copenhagen.

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Students show support for professor threatened with dismissal

After 30 years at UCPH, the internationally renowned geology professor Hans Thybo was suspended in the beginning of September and threatened with dismissal. Now, 106 students signed the petition against the suspension.

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UCPH will not guarantee fossil free investments

The University of Copenhagen will invest DKK 170 million in shares, some of which risks being invested in companies within the oil, coal and gas industries.

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An Everest-sized Challenge: Twelve Friday-Bars in one night

An expedition led by University Post student reporter Jack Robinson set out to conquer 12 UCPH Friday-Bars in one night. Would the challenge prove too monumental?

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Government: We are making cuts to your SU to protect it from foreign students

Cuts will be made to the SU grant because it has come under pressure from foreign students, says the Minister for Higher Education and Science. But the costs of foreigners receiving SU are just an excuse to make cuts,according to critics.

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Women sexually harassed by groups of young men at UCPH Friday bar

Female students at the UCPH campus in Frederiksberg report being harassed by groups of young men of Middle-Eastern appearance. The university responds by calling on young women to not travel alone Friday night on campus

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Chaotic, frantic and boisterous: The line of students outside the International House

At the beginning of the semester, close to a hundred international students gather in line in front of the International House to hand in their CPR registration documents, creating a unique and chaotic atmosphere. We stopped by and talked to some of them.

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Eight facts about your student life

The person sitting next to you is a woman, you will often say ‘hello’, but rarely say ‘habari’ - and you will end up getting a ‘10’ grade for your dissertation

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Students forced to stop partying after vandalism

Things got "a little bit dangerous", when students at the Department of Political Science celebrated the new batch of freshmen

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How much do you pay in rent?

Is most of your money going to rent payments? Compare yourself with six UCPH students that all live in Copenhagen

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